Job summary
A fantastic, exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Band 7 Highly Specialist SaLT, to lead our new Family Hub Community partnership for Early years. This 12 month fixed term or secondment opportunity will allow you to lead a team of speech and language clinical support workers to deliver universal, targeted and where needed specialist interventions across our neighbourhood Family Hubs.
You will work alongside partnership colleagues and local families to aim to help increase the number of pre-school children with age-appropriate communication skills. This post will provide the opportunity to lead the team, to support to our early year's population and their families, to access timely support, close to home. It will provide opportunity to upskill our partnership workforce in early identification and intervention to maximise language learning opportunities for all.
The Speech and Language Therapy service provides a supportive network of generalist, specialist and highly specialist therapists working in a wide range of clinical areas, and there are excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and clinical supervision.
Close- 15th April 2026
Shortlist- 16th April 2026
Interviews- 23rd April 2026
Main duties of the job
Key requirements of the role include:
To assist and lead for the Family Hub project in the operational management, and delivery of the Family Hub project, leading, developing and transforming services for CYP with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SCLN) within the available resources
Assist the SLT clinical manager, lead in liaising with services across the partnership to build capacity and capabilities at targeted and Universal levels.
To line manage and support staff in relation to performance, recruitment, appraisals and Continuing Professional Development.
To develop and deliver training to Support workers, colleagues and families within the partnership
To hold and manage a caseload of highly specialist pre-school children from the project area and to provide Highly Specialist assessment, therapy, advice and support to identified children within the Bradford District Care Trust area and some external tertiary networks
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Speech and Language Therapist with Health Professionals Council
- oRegistered with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- oSpeech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
Desirable
- oLeadership training/qualification
Training
Essential
- oEvidence of training others e.g., carers/staff/service users/parents/ health professionals etc
- oTraining / experience to supervise assistants
- oWilling and able to undertake any training appropriate to the role or its development
- oEvidence to show applied learning from CPD
Experience
Essential
- oExperience and knowledge of working in, leading and managing a team.
- oExperience of managing clinical staff
- oExperience in the management of staff within performance frameworks
- oExperience of developing innovative practice in teams or services.
- oExperience of supporting the implementation of service developments and reconfiguration
- oExperience of working in partnership with other organisations.
- oExperience of influencing others and resolving conflict.
- oExperience and knowledge of working with clinical experience
Desirable
- oExperience of planning and managing projects which deliver benefits to patients
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of SLT service provision.
- oKnowledge of IT systems, activity and KPI reporting at a local and national level
- oUp to date and current knowledge of standards and service delivery methods and models of working
- oGood understanding of the needs of service users and their families / carers
Desirable
- oKnowledge and experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
Skills
Essential
- oAble to contribute constructively to a team approach at a managerial level.
- oWork within a transformational style
- oAble to design, implement and lead training delivery
- oTo work with Bilingual assistants and interpreters
- oDeveloped interpersonal skills to deal with the communication to persuade, influence and deal with sensitive and contentious information.
- oEvidence of implementation and evaluation of service developments
- oHigh degree of literacy and numeracy skills
- Demonstrate a high level of planning and organisation skill.
- oProficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite of computer software.
- oDemonstrate ability to lead and motivate individuals and teams
- oAble to work under pressure on a number of different tasks and meeting tight and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
Attitude
Essential
- To be prepared to work flexibly in delivery of the requirements of the service
- High level of self-motivation and ability to take operational decisions
- oAble to work within occasionally hostile, emotive and distressing situations (complaints, staffing issues, service user incidents)
- oTeam Player
- oAptitude for delivery of accurate information
- oDemonstrate positive role model behaviours in line with the Trust values & behaviours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Speech and Language Therapist with Health Professionals Council
- oRegistered with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- oSpeech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
Desirable
- oLeadership training/qualification
Training
Essential
- oEvidence of training others e.g., carers/staff/service users/parents/ health professionals etc
- oTraining / experience to supervise assistants
- oWilling and able to undertake any training appropriate to the role or its development
- oEvidence to show applied learning from CPD
Experience
Essential
- oExperience and knowledge of working in, leading and managing a team.
- oExperience of managing clinical staff
- oExperience in the management of staff within performance frameworks
- oExperience of developing innovative practice in teams or services.
- oExperience of supporting the implementation of service developments and reconfiguration
- oExperience of working in partnership with other organisations.
- oExperience of influencing others and resolving conflict.
- oExperience and knowledge of working with clinical experience
Desirable
- oExperience of planning and managing projects which deliver benefits to patients
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of SLT service provision.
- oKnowledge of IT systems, activity and KPI reporting at a local and national level
- oUp to date and current knowledge of standards and service delivery methods and models of working
- oGood understanding of the needs of service users and their families / carers
Desirable
- oKnowledge and experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
Skills
Essential
- oAble to contribute constructively to a team approach at a managerial level.
- oWork within a transformational style
- oAble to design, implement and lead training delivery
- oTo work with Bilingual assistants and interpreters
- oDeveloped interpersonal skills to deal with the communication to persuade, influence and deal with sensitive and contentious information.
- oEvidence of implementation and evaluation of service developments
- oHigh degree of literacy and numeracy skills
- Demonstrate a high level of planning and organisation skill.
- oProficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite of computer software.
- oDemonstrate ability to lead and motivate individuals and teams
- oAble to work under pressure on a number of different tasks and meeting tight and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
Attitude
Essential
- To be prepared to work flexibly in delivery of the requirements of the service
- High level of self-motivation and ability to take operational decisions
- oAble to work within occasionally hostile, emotive and distressing situations (complaints, staffing issues, service user incidents)
- oTeam Player
- oAptitude for delivery of accurate information
- oDemonstrate positive role model behaviours in line with the Trust values & behaviours
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
